A building we want to work in: Jonathan Calugi for Twentytwo London

With people caring more than ever about their wellbeing, traditional working environments are evolving. Gone are the days of cubicles-filled offices and depressing, poorly lit open spaces. New innovative concepts are flourishing everywhere at an impressive rate, giving the opportunity for people to work in an inspiring environment while improving their work/life balance.

Twentytwo London has been imagined as a building we’d actually want to work in. Due to open its doors in late 2019, the new building will be located on 22 Bishopsgate. From its lobby turned into an art gallery, to its restaurant serving healthy food or its yoga and meditation studio, Twentytwo is designed to be as enjoyable as possible.

To create striking visuals reflecting the building’s eclectic offer, Twentytwo and their creative studio The Beautiful Meme collaborated with seven international creatives - including Jonathan Calugi - and challenged them to create artworks based around three primary colours. They wanted the building’s identity to be “less about architecture and amenities, and more about character and soul.”

Jonathan Calugi created a piece using his abstract line work, combined with a few colourful elements and dots to evoke the building’s exciting food offer. The result is a simple yet modern illustration in Jonathan’s very own style, where fluidity, movement and joy are all expressed in one artwork.

Jonathan’s piece contributes to bringing to life the Twentytwo London overall brand identity. It is used across the building’s communication material, as well as on the walls within the building itself. It is also used associated with other artworks, forming a pop and colourful diverse collage.